Issues i cant see elsewhere in forum.

[martinwalsh]

Loads fine, never crashes as such BUT....in map view the view flicks to outside the globe (map is inside of globe) then pans back in. If i manage to click on garden level then sometimes it loads, sometimes jsut black. If it does load i may get to play for a minuite then audio glitches (loop) and game freezes, if it comes back darwinians may dissapear, adn units judder.
I have a dual athlon and have tried all suggestions re affinity, also this issue happened on a audigy 2, and on my new audigy xi-fi platinum.
I have lowered settings etc etc.

My set up.....

Windows XP SP2
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4800
1 GB Geil Ultra
Audigy xi-fi platinum
ATI Radeon x1900 (Crossfire edition)

I am running latest drivers and direct x. Every other game works seamlessly. Game was purchased by steam, no chance of refund then if it doesnt work at all.